Thepurplenurse

Thepurplenurse specializes in Paediatrics.

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1. Code Status Error - An Ethical Dilemma

   Thepurplenurse replied to Simkah's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Simkah. I fully understand your dilemma and your horror at the hospitals senior managers failure to act appropriately. In my first nursing post following graduation I experienced a situation that still haunts me today, 17 years after the fact. I w...

2. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

   Thepurplenurse replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men

   I currently work in paeds PICU/Acute Med/Community. Hate to be bored. LOL

3. Day Shift vs. Night Shift

   Thepurplenurse replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

   I work permanent N/S and have done for the last 5 years. I work between community and a large paediatric teaching hospital. I alternate between PICU and acute medical receiving. Whilst in the hospital there can be no difference between shifts in the ...

4. Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

   Thepurplenurse replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

   If it is still viable leave it alone until replacement sited, but if it is definitely occluded it is best to remove it to prevent complications. Your mentor may not have explained her rationale for leaving it in-situ, but go with what will cause the ...

5. IM injections

   Thepurplenurse replied to lisa41rn's topic in Pediatric

   The most succesful way of giving IM injections is by Z-track whether on adults or paeds. This inhibits leakage, improving retention and therefore absorbtion.

6. How many cases of tetanus have you seen in peds??

   Thepurplenurse replied to marilynmom's topic in Pediatric

   I've been a paed nurse for 15 years in various acute settings and I have never seen any cases.

7. Any males working in Pediatric Med/Surg or PICU?

   Thepurplenurse replied to Lericalpoet's topic in Men

   I know I dont work in the States but in the UK there are a lot of male paediatric nurses and more training all the time. Most are to be found in picu but there are some in other areas. The biggest stumbling block is the attitude that men should not b...